Chapter 1542: News from Teng Wu, the situation in Japan
Chapter 1542: News about Teng Wu, the situation in Japan
After arranging the Yamen, Shen Tang did not need to worry about the rest of the matters personally. There were personal soldiers who followed the officials to check and verify. Although Shen Tang had not been here in the past two years, Tian Guanhua was still in charge, and the previous atmosphere had been greatly changed.
Therefore, although there are some minor flaws, everything in each room is running smoothly!
It's not a big deal to sit in the office every day, and Shen Tang handles it very well!
A few days later, in the back office, Shen Tang took a sip of tea with a smile and said, "Everything in your hands will go well!"
In front of Shen Tang, Lu Feng and Xin Qiji sat respectfully!
Xin Qiji grinned, "Don't worry, third brother, everything has been arranged! I have dispatched three thousand soldiers and horses to Pixian County. As long as you give an order, we can rush to Chengdu!"
Lu Feng also said respectfully, "Everything your lord has explained before has been completed, and the news has been spread. I think that person will not betray your kindness! In addition, all the information that needs to be collected has been completed and can be used at any time." Announce it!"
Shen Tang nodded with satisfaction, "Thank you for your hard work!"
The two of them said they didn't dare, and then Lu Feng took out two letters and handed them to Shen Tang, "Sir, this one was sent back by Teng Wu, and the other one was sent back by my brothers in the north."
Shen Tang raised his eyebrows and opened Teng Wu's letter.
Previously, Shen Tang defeated Japanese samurai and Koryo troops in the Liaodong area, and captured many Japanese ships. Then he sent Teng Wu to lead a part of the troops to follow Japan's Minamoto Yoritomo and return to Japan.
And 'helped' Yoritomo Minamoto gain power.
Japan is now in the Heian Era. A hundred years ago, two major rebellions caused the rapid rise of the Taira and Genji clans. The rise of the two new nobles was full of contradictions with each other. The Genji supported Emperor Sotoku, while the Taira relied on Emperor Shirakawa and Emperor Sutoku were defeated, and the leader of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto Yoshitomo, was killed.
And Minamoto Yoritomo is the son of Minamoto Yoshitomo.
After he was exiled from Izu, he fled to Goryeo and planned to borrow troops, and then he met Shen Tang.
Although Japan was in chaos during the Heian period, its economy and culture had developed greatly! For example, the Buddhist sect that was popular in the early Tang Dynasty gained great development and recognition in Japan.
Moreover, it was also during this period that Japan had its own written language.
Before that, Japan only had language but no writing.
With the development of culture, 'kana' gradually evolved into Japan's own characters.
The so-called 'kana' is a phonetic alphabet created by omitting part of a Chinese character or converting it into a simplified cursive style.
This is why, until later generations, even if they don't understand Japanese, Chinese characters can still recognize Japanese characters very closely. The roots are here.
It is no exaggeration to say that the so-called Japanese culture is originally a branch of Chinese culture, formed after a period of evolution.
Including architecture, sculpture, painting, music, calligraphy, tea ceremony... Japan has nothing of its own. Most of them were passed down and evolved during the Tang and Five Dynasties periods.
The population of Japan in this era was actually not that small! According to records, it was about four to five million! However, because it was divided into many forces, and the manor lord system was implemented, the real power of each force was The population and troops it possesses are not large.
According to historical records, even hundreds of years later when the Tokugawa shogunate was at its peak, there were only 780,000 bannermen (samurai) under Tokugawa's command, and the number in the country was only 450,000! And now, the regular army of the imperial court is only 3 Only twenty thousand!
Moreover, it is true that these so-called warriors have some tricks, but their combat effectiveness is not that strong.
Given the social conditions of Japan at that time, even iron tools were very few, and most of the samurai's weapons were just sickles, pickaxes, branches, and the like.
Even though the combat effectiveness of the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses has been extremely weakened, in the eyes of these Japanese warriors, they are almost equivalent to heavenly soldiers.
Although the number of soldiers and horses under Teng Wu's command is not very large, they are definitely a giant in today's Japan!
After reading the letter sent by Tengwu, Shen Tang couldn't help but laugh a little! After Tengwu arrived in Japan, he first quietly found Inioh, the son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
Thinking about the unofficial history passed down by some brothers before, Teng Wu directly said, "Follow the emperor's orders and refuse to submit."
Coupled with Minamoto Yoritomo's call, the previously defeated Minamoto clan became active again and responded in various places.
In a short period of time, wars broke out everywhere in this small country of Japan! The Taira clan hurriedly suppressed it, and some of the Genji forces were dispersed. However, facing Teng Wu's troops, the Taira warriors were like paper. It's average and no match at all.
According to Teng Wu, at the end of last year, they encountered the main force of the Taira clan in the Fujikawa area! The two sides fought fiercely for nearly a month, and the Taira clan was defeated! The defeat of the main force of the Taira clan caused the power of the Genji to explode again.
Teng Wu proclaimed himself minister of the left, and commanded the world's troops under the emperor's order.
The main force under his command suffered little damage, and the samurai of the Genji gathered together, totaling 30,000 troops! Teng Wu divided his forces and swept across the Shikoku and Kyushu lands, while the main force went straight to Kyoto.
Until the letter came, the outskirts of Kyoto were basically controlled by Teng Wu's soldiers and horses. The next step was to break through Kyoto and help Nio Nio ascend to the throne of emperor!
"This boy is going to be famous!"
Shen Tang laughed and said, "In the future, I will inevitably become a shogun! It's just a pity for Minamoto Yoritomo!"
According to the development of history, the Taira clan was also defeated, but was defeated by Minamoto Yoritomo more than ten years later.
Then, Minamoto Yoritomo established the shogunate system and established the Kamakura shogunate, which also began the shogunate era.
The person in power during the shogunate era was the shogun or the shogun.
Its power even overrides the emperor system, and the emperor has been completely ignored and turned into a mascot.
Putting down Teng Wu's letter, Shen Tang still needs to think carefully about Japan's affairs! Now, naturally, this enclave must be in his own hands, but he must also prevent accidents from causing it to escape control.
Afterwards, Shen Tang opened another letter! This letter mainly contained some changes in the Kingdom of Jin.
Others are not worthy of Shen Tang's attention. After all, under the control of Wan Yanyong, things are basically stable. However, the Khitan tribesmen in the Northwest Road Zhaosi area suddenly rebelled! Moreover, the Northwest Road Zhaosi area There were already many Khitans in the army. Therefore, when the Khitans rebelled, not only were they unable to suppress them, but they directly became the strength of the rebels.
The leader of the Khitan people was named Yiciwoou, and the reason for this rebellion must be told from a few years ago when Wanyan Yong had not succeeded to the throne.